Meet the Armoured Bush Cricket

The armoured bush cricket is native to the African bush across Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Because they make good a snack for many different predators, armoured bush crickets possess a remarkable array of defensive measures. These strategies can be deployed selectively against different threats, or progressively against a single predator if any lone measure doesn’t work to deter the attack. These tactics range from the clever to the gross.Read my latest Zoologic post: The Creature Feature: 10 Fun Facts About the Armoured Bush Cricket.